George Romero, 'Night Of The Living Dead' Director, Dies At 77
The legendary film director died in his sleep on Sunday with his family by his side, "following a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer."
Movies
'City Of Ghosts' Shows Everyday Horrors Of Living With ISIS
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Matthew Heineman about his new film City of Ghosts, which follows a group of citizen journalists from Raqqa on life in ISIS-occupied Syria.
'Lady Macbeth' Turns Sound And Fury Into Victorian Noir
It's not Shakespearean but the no-nonsense leading lady of the new movie Lady Macbeth lives up to her name.
In 'Planet Of The Apes,' Caesar Embodies A Flawed But Fearless Leader
In the Planet of the Apes trilogy, Caesar is the noble, compassionate leader of the Apes. In the third and final movie, he must lead the apes to find a home safe from the humans who want to kill them. But Caesar also grapples with intense feelings of revenge. For actor Andy Serkis and director Matt Reeves, this simian creature embodies what it means to be a flawed but fearless human being.
'Lady Macbeth' Is An Icy British Psychodrama About Power And Abuse
Director William Oldroyd's new film is set in late 19th-century England, where a young woman, forced to marry an abrasive older man, engages in an affair with a ruffian servant.
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' And 'Tour de Pharmacy'
On this week's show, we go for a swing with the newest Peter Parker, and we contemplate an extremely silly Andy Samberg faux documentary about cycling.
In This Smart Drama About Eating Disorders, Dark Humor Cuts 'To The Bone'
In writer-director Marti Noxon's drama, a young woman (Lily Collins) battles anorexia at an in-patient facility. The film, rounded out by a great cast, offers a knowing, intimate take on the disease.
'Lady Macbeth': A New Bride Flouts The Rigid Rules Of Society — And Humanity
In this unsentimental, unflinching, increasingly harrowing film, a young woman in Victorian England internalizes the various cruelties visited upon her ... until she doesn't.
'War For The Planet Of The Apes' Employs Small-Scale Gorilla Tactics
The latter-day Apes prequel trilogy concludes quietly, without cinematic chest-thumping. Critic Chris Klimek says the result is "suspenseful, mournful, grand and sensitively performed."
'Chasing Coral': Documentary Vividly Chronicles A Growing Threat To Oceans
Director Jeff Orlowski uses time-lapse underwater cameras to demonstrate the alarming extent of a worldwide coral bleaching epidemic now endangering marine ecosystems.